Tuesday, November 21, 2017

At Witty International, the focus has always been on the
child being an active learner rather than being a mere passive observe. The
curricular is based on supporting the child’s need to explore, and hence emphasizes
on creating a rich and stimulating environment in which the child is free to
play, learn and discover. In keeping with this philosophy of, “DISCOVERY WITH ACTION”, WITTY
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL hosted a unique EDUTAINMENT event on the 18th
and 19th of November, 2017 in keeping with this academic year’s
theme “Make In India”.

The event was envisaged as a magical, child-appealing,
integrated version of India where children could get a firsthand experience of
the various aspects of living in India and getting to know about its varied
culture. Parents and family too were a part of their child’s exploratory
learning and enjoyed the experience of watching children play the now redundant
game like lagori, hop scotch, tyre rolling and a host of other fun games, gorge
on some yummy desi food items, buy some wonderful Make In India handicraft
products at the Witty stalls and get completely mesmerized by the lovely states
of India created in each of the classrooms respectively. The décor of the
respective classrooms was in tandem with the respective state’s culture, food,
tradition, musical taste, famous tourist places of interest as well as their specially
in terms of products exported globally. The walls were adorned with beautiful
artwork done by the little Witty students. The teachers dressed up as natives
of the state added to the authenticity of the experience.

The event enabled the children to travel from Kashmir to Kerala,
click a picture with a Shikhara in Kashmir, pluck tea leaves in Assam and shake
a leg to the groovy Bhangra beats in Punjab. The entrance plaza area in the
school hosted a lively ramp walk with the theme of “Make In India” which had
the parents and the little ones proudly sashaying the ramp in various ethnic
Indian wear. The school’s Block- B had the crowd pulling on their dancing shoes
to dance to various Indian folk songs.

The highlight of the event was an interesting puppet show,
tattoo corner and magic show.

Apart from inculcating a fierce national pride in young
children, the event was aimed at creating in them awareness about our
subcontinent with its diversity of food, culture, tradition, clothes, music and
art. Activities galore, fun unlimited and learning for life……..that’s what the
children took home from this wonderful initiative!!!